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Word: Tuberculin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Latin tuberculum (see tubercle) + -in
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
t(j)ʊˈbəːkjʊlɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sterile protein extract from cultures of tubercle bacillus, used in a test by hypodermic injection for infection with or immunity to tuberculosis, and also formerly in the treatment of the disease.
Short Definition:sterile protein extract from cultures of tubercle bacillus
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